Power Player
Bionic Poster
Hitting with a 5.0 player in a casual situation is not nearly the same as practicing with a top 10 player in front of people though.
I think I might hit the gym and work on getting my legs stronger
Watched your latest series of serve videos. While there's no harm in getting your legs stronger, I don't think that's why you aren't hopping more on your serve. I believe it is a timing and form issue, and that you still aren't comfortable going forward and up to the ball. You bend your legs plenty at the moment and your form doesn't look bad, but you don't seem comfortable to go aggressively forward. You are still tossing the ball to a position that will make it difficult to jump forward into the serve.
I think you are going to have to force yourself to do some drills working just on a hop to get a feel for a different timing and motion. My guess is that you'll have to accept your serve getting worse for a while to build in the new habit.
Your serve isn't at all bad, but like most of us rec players, it could be improved.
I can make no excuses for BT's wierd, lackdaisical style of play in his vid.
Opposite of hitting with a top 10 player, he's hitting with a equally disinterested player, possibly too tired or bored to care.
It's like, they totally ignore they're being filmed. And ignore most points of good tennis play, too.
It might be that BT is a teaching pro who is a little rusty.
Okay I asked for any tips about getting more leg drive on the serve, other people asked to watch some groundies of mine so I threw my Iphone on a back post hitting some balls with a friend. I go about 70% in a situation like that. As Rufus hinted that I spend 6 to 8 hours on the court a day. I don't know everything about teaching tennis because I am young plus nobody knows everything. I just moved to ATL in March 5263 but let's get together and hit soon. TonLars I will gladly play you too. I don't think I am cocky but I don't go around ripping people on internet messages boards, it's pointless. Either way I will gladly play 5263. I have an UT match on Sunday and Tuesday but other than that if I am free unless on the court
I am ignoring that I am being filmed. I am not trying to impress anyone LeeD I just wanted some serve help and people wanted to see some other stuff. I will say this that when 5263 and I hit that I will go 100% and we will grab a beer after and probably hit again in a few weeks. If I go 100% when hitting with a buddy then I can't perform at the level I need to be in the evening.
Cheetah, did you hit with Sureshs? Any comment to offer?
I've hit w/ suresh a dozen times or so. I've commented on our hits a few times this year. if you search for 'cheetah tough love roddick' you will find some comments i made earlier this summer.
i think we are going to have a great match here! refreshing for TT
Edited your post
You are right actually there was no need for editing because he said gentleman not men implying only one of the players is a gentleman.
I will not comment on which one it might be.